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54. 7 s. M.

Praise to God, the Sovereign King. Ps. cxxxvi.

1 LIFT your voice, and joyful sing Praises to your heavenly King; For his mercies far extend,

And his bounty knows no end.

2 Honour pay to heaven's high Lord,
And his wondrous deeds record;
Through the various realms of earth,
Praise him all of human birth:

3 Him, whose wisdom, throned on high,
Built the mansions of the sky;
And the orbs that gild the pole,
Bade through boundless ether roll:

4 Him, who, o'er this earthly ball,.
Looks with equal eye on all,
And to every thing which lives,
Rich supplies of blessings gives.

5 To the great eternal King,
Raise your voice, and joyful sing;
For his mercies wide extend,
And his bounty knows no end.

55. L. M.

The House of God.

Merrick.

1 Lo! GOD is here; let us adore,
And humbly bow before his face:
Let all within us feel his power,
Let all within us seek his grace.

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2 Lo! God is here : him day and night United choirs of angels sing:

To him, enthroned above all height,
Heaven's host their noblest praises bring.
3 Being of beings! may our praise
Thy courts with grateful incense fill:
Still may we stand before thy face,
Still hear and do thy sovereign will.

4 More of thy presence, Lord! impart;
More of thine image may we bear:
Erect thy throne within our heart,
And reign without a rival there.

56. c. M.

Salisbury Coll.

Unprofitableness under Gospel Privileges.

1 LONG have we sat beneath the sound
Of thy salvation, Lord!

Yet still how weak our faith is found,
And knowledge of thy word!

2 How cold and feeble is our love!
How negligent our fear!

How low our hope of joys above!
How few affections there!

3 Lord! ere our feet again retire
From this devoted place,
Our feeble purposes inspire
With thine awakening grace.

4 Oh! shed anew through every heart
A glow of love divine;

Nor let thy fear from us depart,
Till we are wholly thine.

Watts, partly.

57. P. M.

The Divine Blessing implored.

1 LORD! dismiss us with thy blessing,
Hope and comfort from above;
Let us each thy peace possessing,
Triumph in redeeming love:
Still support us

While in duty's path we move.

2 Thanks we give, and adoration,
For thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound:
May thy presence

With us evermore be found.

58. c. M.

Toplady's Coll. alt'd.

Worship of the God of Holiness. Ps. v.

1 LORD! in the morning thou shalt hear
My voice ascending high;
To thee will I direct my prayer,
To thee lift up mine eye.

2 Then to thy house will I resort,
To taste thy mercies there;
I will frequent thy holy court,
And worship in thy fear.

3 O may thy spirit guide my feet
In ways of truth and grace!
Make every path of duty straight
And plain before my face.

4 Thou art a God before whose sight
The wicked shall not stand;
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight,
Nor dwell at thy right hand.

5 But they who love and fear thy name,
Shall see their hopes fulfilled;
The mighty God will compass them
With favour, as a shield.

59. L. M.

Watts, alt❜d.

'There remaineth a Rest for the People of God.' Heb. iv. 9.

1 LORD of the Sabbath! hear our vows, On this thy day, in this thy house; And own, as grateful sacrifice,

The songs, which in thy temple rise.

2 Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord! we love;
But there's a nobler rest above;
To that our longing souls aspire,
With cheerful hope, and strong desire.
3 No more fatigue, no more distress,
Nor sin, nor death, shall reach the place;
No groans shall mingle with the songs,
Which dwell upon immortal tongues.
4 No gloomy cares shall there annoy,
No conscious guilt disturb our joy;
But doubt and fear shall cease,
And perfect love give perfect peace. ·
5 When shall that glorious day begin,
Beyond the reach of death or sin;
Whose sun shall never more decline,
But with unfading lustre shine!

every

Doddridge.

60. H. M.

Delight in Public Worship. Ps. lxxxiv.

1 LORD of the worlds above!
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of thy love,
Thine earthly temples are!

To thine abode
With warm desires,

My heart aspires,
To see my God.

2 O happy souls that pray Where God appoints to hear! O happy men that pay

Their constant service there!

They praise thee still;

Who love the way

And happy they

To Zion's hill.

3 They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length,

Till each in heaven appears :

O glorious seat,

When God our King

Shall thither bring

Our willing feet!

Watts.

61. c. M.

Universal Goodness of God.

1 LORD! thou art good; all nature shows
Its mighty Author kind:

Thy bounty through creation flows,
Full, free, and unconfined.

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